Regardless of type, if you have a POST error, be sure to check the following:
! Onscreen error messages
! Beep codes
! Hex codes
!
! Are all cables correctly connected and secured?
! Are the configuration settings correct in Setup for the devices you have installed? In
particular, ensure the processor, memory, and hard drive settings are correct.
! Are all drivers properly installed?
! Are all resource settings on add-in and peripheral devices set so that no conflicts exist (for
example, two add-in devices sharing the same interrupt)?
! Are PC Card/CardBus adapters and swappable disk drives installed correctly?
! Is a bootable hard disk (properly partitioned and formatted) installed?
! Does the BIOS support the drive you have installed? If so, are the parameters entered
correctly?
! If you are booting from floppy disk, is the disk installed in drive A: bootable?
! Are all memory modules installed correctly? Try reseating them.
! Onscreen error messages
! Beep codes
! Hex codes
!
! Are all cables correctly connected and secured?
! Are the configuration settings correct in Setup for the devices you have installed? In
particular, ensure the processor, memory, and hard drive settings are correct.
! Are all drivers properly installed?
! Are all resource settings on add-in and peripheral devices set so that no conflicts exist (for
example, two add-in devices sharing the same interrupt)?
! Are PC Card/CardBus adapters and swappable disk drives installed correctly?
! Is a bootable hard disk (properly partitioned and formatted) installed?
! Does the BIOS support the drive you have installed? If so, are the parameters entered
correctly?
! If you are booting from floppy disk, is the disk installed in drive A: bootable?
! Are all memory modules installed correctly? Try reseating them.